With the Month of Merriment arriving tomorrow, so too does the tradition of the advent calendar. And here at UCD Cultural Heritage Collections we are not ones to shirk away from tradition! So for the month of December we will be showcasing festive material from UCD Special Collections, National Folklore Collection and UCD Archives on our respective Twitter accounts.

              @ucdspeccoll              @bealoideasucd                 @ucdarchives

Amongst all the chaos of wrapping paper, boiling puddings and twinkling tree lights that aren’t twinkling, take a moment and follow the #UCDAdvent2019. Peace is guaranteed!

A final word of Christmas advice, if you find yourself in turmoil over which Christmas outfit you should wear, take inspiration from the models below. Yellow tights for men are all the rage!

The finest of Christmas get-ups! (UCDA TU29/23)

• This post was researched and written by Meadhbh Murphy, Archivist, UCD Archives.